'Love, Simon' surprised fans with an MTV Movie Award win for best kiss — and people are emotional

Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale won the "best kiss" award for their Ferris wheel smooch in "Love, Simon" at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards.

The win was a bit of a surprise to "Stranger Things" and "Riverdale" fans.

Lonsdale made a moving speech when accepting the award.

Fans were overjoyed with the win, noting that it happened during pride month.

In what is perhaps the most exciting award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, "best kiss" has never failed to cause a stir of emotions from television and movie fans across the world. And, this year was no different. With "Love, Simon" winning the "best kiss" award this year, fans are very excited about Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale's Ferris wheel smooch taking home the golden popcorn.

Lonsdale made an emotional speech following the win, sending a message of love to fans inspired by the movie.

"I just want to say to every kid, you can live your dreams and wear dresses," he said. "You can live your dreams and kiss the one that you love, no matter what gender they are. You can live your dreams and you can believe in magic. You can live your dreams and you can be yourself."

Up against fierce competition from KJ Apa and Camila Mendes on "Riverdale" and Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown on "Stranger Things," to name a few, Robinson and Lonsdale managed to win it all — and the internet couldn't be more excited.

This is the sixth same-sex couple kiss to win the MTV award in this category, excluding a three-way make-out session in "Starsky and Hutch," with "Moonlight" winning the award last year. And, as one Twitter user put it, we are officially at the "peak of Pride Month."

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